Izanami
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 伊邪那美 (いざなみ, Izanami).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɑːmi
Proper noun
editIzanami
- (Japanese mythology, Shinto) A Japanese creator goddess who is also (along with the Shinigami and Enma) a goddess of death and the underworld; she is Izanagi's younger sister and spouse, and the mother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi.
- Synonym: Izanami-no-Mikoto
Coordinate terms
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editTranslations
editJapanese creator goddess
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Japanese
editRomanization
editIzanami